The Chinese meaning of the lyrics of The Sound of Silence

Comparison of Chinese and English lyrics of "The Sound of Silence":

Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again

Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again

Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again

Hello darkness, my old friend, , my old friend, I am here to talk to you about the vast sea and sky again

Because a vision softly creeping, Left its seeds while I was sleeping

Because a shadow sneaked in quietly, taking advantage of me Deep sleep planted its seeds

And the vision that was planted in my brain

This shadow is rooted in my brain

Still remain, with in the sound of silence

Still in the territory of the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone, Narrow streets of cobblestone

In restless dreams In the dream, I wandered alone, the cobblestone streets were narrow and long

Neath the halo of a street lamp, I turned my collar to the cold and damp

In the halo of a street lamp Next, I raised my collar to resist the cold and wet

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light

At the same time

And in the naked light I saw, Ten thousand people, maybe more

In the weak candlelight I saw, Ten thousand people, maybe more

People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening

People are silent but speak their hearts out, people are deaf but their voices are heard

People writing songs that voices never share

People write songs but they never have voices Share

And no one dare disturb the sound of silence

No one dares to disturb the sound of silence

"Fools" said I, "You do not know, Silence like a cancer grows”

“Fool”, I said, “you are short-sighted, silence grows like a cancer cell”

Hear my words that I might teach you, Take my arms that I might reach you

You should listen to useful teachings, and you should hold up helpful arms

But my words like silent as raindrops fell, And echoed in the wells of silence

The words fell quietly like raindrops, echoing for a long time in the source of silence

And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made.

People Worship and pray to the neon god you created

And

the sign flashed out its warning, And the words that it was forming

The sign flashed out its warning, and the words that it was forming

And the sign said: "The words of the Prophets are written on the subway walls

The sign reads: "The mottos of the sages are graffitied on the subway walls

and tenement halls, And whispered in the sound of silence. "

As well as in the corridors of the apartments, the sound of silence was also whispered in."

The "Sound of Silence" composed by Simon in 1964 has a soothing and gentle melody, but the lyrics are sharp and profound. . With the help of this song, Simon criticized the current shortcomings and tried to find a way out. The background of the creation is that the United States in the 1960s was experiencing the anti-war trend, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War. The social unrest made Americans at that time confused and overwhelmed. To make matters worse, the then President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, which left the entire United States without spiritual support. This song basically covers two themes. One is to criticize the money worship of capitalism, and the other is that alienation and apathy among people have caused human beings to lose the ability to communicate. In fact, these two themes are mutually reinforcing.

Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" is like a flag and has had a profound impact on the young generation in emotional confusion. In addition, folk rock's simple and pure style, soft, soothing, and rhythmic melody make it one of the most popular music forms among young people. The profound connotation and fresh style of these songs not only appropriately reflect the simple psychological state of college students at the beginning of their time in the world, but also play an extremely critical role in positioning the main tone and style of the entire film.